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Thune, Noem, and Nelson have sound wins in the statewide races

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Earlier I did a brief post about Trump winning South Dakota. Now it is time to look at the other three statewide races in South Dakota. All three of these races are strong Republican wins. This is another post I’ll keep short; basically these races were quite boring…

US Senator

Incumbent Republican John Thune had a sound victory over Democrat challenger Jay Williams. Here are unofficial results:

Unofficial US Senate race results for South Dakota. Screen shot from SD SOS website.
Unofficial US Senate race results for South Dakota. Screen shot from SD SOS website.

At first I was surprised Thune didn’t top 75% of the vote. But perhaps his speaking against Trump crated some blowback and caused him to get just under 72% of the vote. All I can really say about this race is that at least Thune didn’t go unopposed, as he did six years ago. If any non-Republican is going to take a Senate seat in South Dakota they will have a better chance in 2020, when Senator Mike Rounds is up for reelection.

US Representative

Incumbent Republican Kristi Noem once again defended her seat from the Democrats. This time the Democrats had Paula Hawks on the ballot, who managed to get just over 35% of the vote.

US House results in the 2016 SD election. Screen shot from the SD SOS website.
US House results in the 2016 SD election. Screen shot from the SD SOS website.

I thought Hawks might get a few more percentage points to receive just under 40% of the vote. But for the most part I don’t think most of the state even cares about this race. That makes me wonder just how much support Noem will have if she does run for Governor in 2018…

Public Utilities Commissioner

Finally, the big winner of the night is Republican Chris Nelson to win his reelection for Public Utilities Commissioner. Nelson won the election by receiving just over 75% of the vote over Democrat challenger Henry Red Cloud.

Unofficial results for the PUC race in South Dakota. Screen shot from the SD SOS website.
Unofficial results for the PUC race in South Dakota. Screen shot from the SD SOS website.

Nelson winning so strong should be no surprise to anyone. Back during his tenure as Secretary of State Nelson was well liked. I also think Red Cloud may have hurt himself by stating his opposition to pipelines. That is a talking point that may get Red Cloud’s base excited, but not necessarily the state as a whole.

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